Child&#39;s overgarment



Oct.28, 1924. 1,513,410

L. G. MILKES CHILDS OVERGARMENT Filed Feb. 10. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Oct. 28 1924. 1,513,410

L. G. MILKES CHILDf S OVERGARMENT Filed Feb. 10. 123 2 spasm-sheet 2 6124 y Mifm Patented Got. 28, 1924.

LlBAlt LEAH G. MILKES, OF MINNEAPOLIS, EKINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR. T0 VENUS MANUFACTUR- ING- COIVIIPANY, OF MINNEAPOLIS, HIINNESOTA, A CORPORATION OF MINNESOTA.

CHILDS OVERGABLIENT.

Application filed February 10, 1823.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEAH G. MILKES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Childrens ()vergarments; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to what is generally designated as outdoor garments for children, and is particularly designed as an improve ment on the garment disclosed and broadly claimed in my prior Patent No. 1,292,351, of date January 21, 1919. The salient feature of novelty invloved in my prior patent was a flap projecting from the lower edge of the back of the garment and arranged to be folded upward and over the lapped front flaps and to be secured in different adjustments so as to increase the length of the garment to keep pace with the growth of the child, or figuratively speaking, to cause the garment to grow 1n length as the child grows. Broadly, the above feature is present in this improved garment. In the first form of the garment, however, the depending flap or extension from the back of the garment was only as wide as the garment, and when it was adjusted to a lowered position, openings were formed at the extended sides, through which the feet of the child might project. This latter noted feature is remedied in the resent garment by making the depending lap materially wider than the width of the garment, thereby adapting the ends of the depending flap, when turned upward, to be secured to the body of the garment at the back thereof. With this arrangement, the backturned portions of the flap always keep the sides of the garment closed even when the flap is lowered to give the garment maximum length and, moreover, the fastening devices, such as buttons and button holes, are placed at the back of the garment and, hence, not visible from the front of the garment and this gives the garment a neater front appearance, which is highly important because a child wearing several views.

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ment, it is of the utmost importance that it. I V

be a completely and well closed garment so that the childs feet cannot get out of the garment and the cold air cannot get into the garment. The above described novel arrangement accomplishes these results by themost simple kind of means, which add nothing to the cost of the garment.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate a commercial form of the'garment, like characters indicate like parts throughout the Referring to the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation showing the complete garment adjusted to its shortest length;

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation showing the lower portion only of the garment;

Fig. Sis a front elevation showing the maximum length to the garment; and

Fig. 5 is a. rear elevation of that portion I of the garment shown in Fig. 42, adjusted as shown in said views.

The body 6 of the garment is formed with overlapping front flaps secured by, the 011's tomary buttons and button holes 7, and the said body is shown as provided with an attached hood 8 and with sleeves 9, the con struction of which, however, need not for the purposes of this case be further considered. At the back of the body of the garment is the depending approximately rectangular extension flap 10, which, as stated, in transverse length is considerably longer than the width of the garment, (see particularly Fig. 3, which shows said flap turned down). This flap is adapted to be secured to the body of the garment by separable fasteners, preferably buttons and button holes. At the ends,

"turned up and the button holes 12 and 13 said flap 10 is provided with button holes 11, 12, and 13, and, at its lower edge, it is provided with button holes 1 1. On the back of the garment are buttons 15, 16, and 17 adapted to be buttoned into the button holes 11, 12, and 13 when the garment is adjusted for its shortest length, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. By reference particularly to Fig. 2, it will be noted that the ends of the extension fla 10 are folded against the back of the garment and, by reference to Fig. 1, it will be noted that the said buttons and button holes and the ends of the fiap 10 are invisiblesfrom the front of the garment. The front flaps of the garment are provided with buttons 18 that are adapted to be buttoned into the buton holes 14 when the garment is adjusted for its shortest length, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

When the garment is to be increased to intermediate length, the flap 10 will b will thenbe buttoned onto the buttons 1e and 16 and the buttons 17 may then be cut oil or left on the garment, as desired. The buttons 18 should then also be properly lo med to align with the new position of the button holes 14.

When the garment is to be given its ma in'i'u'm length, the flap 10 is turned up only far enough to permit button holes 13 to as engaged with the lower buttons 1:) and the buttons 16 may then be cut of: or left on, desired. The buttons 18 should hen be again lowered to the new position. ot the button holes 14. In all or these positions,

as is'evident, the backturned ends of the flap 10 positively close the extended sides oi: the garment so'thait the childs feet cannot proj'ectdirom the garment and cold air cannot get into the garment. Of course, the garment may be extended'on the plan above de scribed by any desired number of steps, but for practical purposes, the three steps are thought sufficient. Of course, when the child has entirely outgrown the garment with the flap- 10 attached, and has learned to walk,

said flap may be cut oil and the garment then u asja'n-"ope'n bottom garment.

"Qf-GOu'rSQ-the garment 'may be made of any suitable material, and in practice it will usually be made or eiderdown, canton fiannel, or other heavy and warm soft cloth.

What I claim is:

1. A childs garment having front flaps and a centrally located extension flap X- tended downward from the back of the garment and turned upward over the lapped front flaps, said extension fiap having a transverse length greater than the width of said garment, the ends or said extension flap and the back of the garment being provided with cooperating separable fastening elements.

2. A childs garment having front flaps and a centra y lccated extension fiapeis tended downward from the back of the garment and turned upward over the lapped :tront flaps, said extension flap having a transverse length greater than the width oi? aid garment, the ends of said extension and the each of the garment being provided with cooperating separable fastening el ments, and the edge of said extension flip and the front flaps of the garment being provided with cooperating separable fasten ing elements for securing said flap in its upturned position.

3. A childs garment having front flaps and a centrally located extension flap er:- tended downwarc from the back 01' the gai ment and turned upward over the lapi' Q :trent flaps, said ente ion tiap having a. transverse lengtl'irgreater than the width of said garment, the ends of said extension flap and the back of the garment being prm ided with cooperating separable fastening elements. and the of said extension flap and the front of the garment being provided with cooperating separable fastening elements for securing said flap in its up turned position, and the said tasteners at the front and back oi the gar saic extension flap to be seen upturned positions "10 vs v LEAH G. MILKES. 

